Where does “ว่ายน้ำ” come from?

ว่ายน้ำ (Thai) comes from Thai น้ำ, from Proto-Tai *C̬.namꟲ — water.

ว่ายน้ำ (Thai): to swim in the water

Definitions

  1. to swim in the water

Ancestry of “ว่ายน้ำ”, step by step

ว่ายน้ำ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai น้ำ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiน้ำwater; any liquid or fluid; body of water, as...
2Proto-Tai*C̬.namꟲwater

via Thai ว่าย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiว่ายto swim

Words derived from “ว่ายน้ำ”

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